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4. As of noon trading, Boston Properties ( BXP) is up $0.91 (0.84) to $109.40 on light volume Thus far, 407,575 shares of Boston Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $108.56-$109.66 after having opened the day at $108.68 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $108.49.

Boston Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and development of office properties. Boston Properties has a market cap of $16.2 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 67.5, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Boston Properties a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Boston Properties as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per share. Get the full Boston Properties Ratings Report now.

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